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Instances of ers

17ANOblynyddoedd yn_ôl ers ryw (.) ddeg mlynedd ges i o o MamCS .
  blynyddoeddyears.N.F.PL yn_ôlback.ADV erssince.PREP rywsome.PREQ+SM ddegten.NUM+SM mlyneddyears.N.F.PL+NM gesget.V.1S.PAST+SM iI.PRON.1S oof.PREP ofrom.PREP Mamname .
  years back, about 10 years ago I got it from Mam
21ANOMamCS <ddaru hi> [?] marw ers ugain mlynedd yn_ôl !
  Mamname ddarudo.V.123SP.PAST hishe.PRON.F.3S marwdie.V.INFIN erssince.PREP ugaintwenty.NUM mlyneddyears.N.F.PL+NM yn_ôlback.ADV !
  Mam, she died 20 years ago!
22MSAwel uh mae [/] mae &d [/] (.) <mae wedi> [//] mae MamCS wedi marw ers dros ugain mlynedd .
  welwell.IM uher.IM maebe.V.3S.PRES maebe.V.3S.PRES maebe.V.3S.PRES wediafter.PREP maebe.V.3S.PRES Mamname wediafter.PREP marwdie.V.INFIN erssince.PREP drosover.PREP+SM ugaintwenty.NUM mlyneddyears.N.F.PL+NM .
  well Mam died over 20 years ago
419ANOyndy yndy ers ryw +...
  yndybe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH yndybe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH erssince.PREP rywsome.PREQ+SM .
  yes, yes, since ...
420MSAers +...
  erssince.PREP .
  since...
441ANOyndy yndy yndy yndy yndy ers ryw (.) wyth mlynedd yn_ôl .
  yndybe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH yndybe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH yndybe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH yndybe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH yndybe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH erssince.PREP rywsome.PREQ+SM wytheight.NUM mlyneddyears.N.F.PL+NM yn_ôlback.ADV .
  yes, yes, for about eight years
462ANOond mae hi ers ryw flwyddyn yn_ôl yn TrelewCS .
  ondbut.CONJ maebe.V.3S.PRES hishe.PRON.F.3S erssince.PREP rywsome.PREQ+SM flwyddynyear.N.F.SG+SM yn_ôlback.ADV ynin.PREP Trelewname .
  but she's been back in Trelew for about a year
524ANOdw i (y)n [/] yn athro yn y prifysgol ers (.) dau_ddeg pedwar o flynyddoedd .
  dwbe.V.1S.PRES iI.PRON.1S ynPRT ynPRT athroteacher.N.M.SG ynin.PREP ythe.DET.DEF prifysgoluniversity.N.F.SG erssince.PREP dau_ddegtwenty.NUM pedwarfour.NUM.M oof.PREP flynyddoeddyears.N.F.PL+SM .
  I've been a teacher at the university for 24 years
758ANObe [//] sut [//] be dan ni (we)di clywed ddeud am Gymru ers pan o(edde)n ni (y)n blant ?
  bewhat.INT suthow.INT bewhat.INT danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P wediafter.PREP clywedhear.V.INFIN ddeudsay.V.INFIN+SM amfor.PREP GymruWales.N.F.SG.PLACE+SM erssince.PREP panwhen.CONJ oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT blantchild.N.M.PL+SM ?
  what have we heard said about Wales since we were children?
761ANOa nhw wedi clywed uh taid a nain yn siarad am Gymru fel oedd o ers can mlynedd yn_ôl .
  aand.CONJ nhwthey.PRON.3P wediafter.PREP clywedhear.V.INFIN uher.IM taidgrandfather.N.M.SG aand.CONJ naingrandmother.N.F.SG ynPRT siaradtalk.V.INFIN amfor.PREP GymruWales.N.F.SG.PLACE+SM fellike.CONJ oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ohe.PRON.M.3S erssince.PREP cancan.N.M.SG mlyneddyears.N.F.PL+NM yn_ôlback.ADV .
  and they'd heard Grandpa and Grandma talking about Wales as it was a hundred years ago
763MSA+< fel oedd ers can mlynedd yn_ôl .
  fellike.CONJ oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF erssince.PREP cancan.N.M.SG mlyneddyears.N.F.PL+NM yn_ôlback.ADV .
  as it was a hundred years ago
949ANOuh yr un fath â mae (y)r bachgen yma wneud rŵan (.) ers ryw bymtheg mlynedd yn_ôl fe oedd (y)na (..) um bachgen oedd yn [/] yn siarad Ffrangeg (.) francésS (.) yma .
  uher.IM yrthe.DET.DEF unone.NUM fathtype.N.F.SG+SM âas.CONJ maebe.V.3S.PRES yrthe.DET.DEF bachgenboy.N.M.SG ymahere.ADV wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM rŵannow.ADV erssince.PREP rywsome.PREQ+SM bymthegfifteen.NUM+SM mlyneddyears.N.F.PL+NM yn_ôlback.ADV fePRT.AFF oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ynathere.ADV umum.IM bachgenboy.N.M.SG oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ynPRT ynPRT siaradtalk.V.INFIN Ffrangegname francésfrench.ADJ.M.SG.[or].french.N.M.SG ymahere.ADV .
  er, the same as this boy is doing now, about 15 years ago there was a boy who spoke French here
1126ANOmae uh [///] uh ers wythnos yn_ôl <oedd yr> [//] uh oedd (y)na wyth mlynedd o pan oedd y [/] yr [/] yr homeE yn cael ei agor .
  maebe.V.3S.PRES uher.IM uher.IM erssince.PREP wythnosweek.N.F.SG yn_ôlback.ADV oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF yrthe.DET.DEF uher.IM oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ynathere.ADV wytheight.NUM mlyneddyears.N.F.PL+NM ohe.PRON.M.3S panwhen.CONJ oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ythat.PRON.REL yrthe.DET.DEF yrthe.DET.DEF homehome.ADV ynPRT caelget.V.INFIN eihis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S agoropen.V.INFIN .
  since a week ago it's been eight years from when the home was opened

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